June 14, 2023 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The Foreign Service Institute of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD FSI) yesterday inaugurated a ‘Curriculum development implementation strategy’ workshop in Mombasa.
The workshop brought together representatives from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Heads of IGAD Diplomatic academies, and national experts from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda.
The goal of the four-day workshop is to engage with stakeholders and establish a holistic approach to how the Curriculum will be developed. It is also the opportunity to devise a partnership strategy, and build up and adapt the required training materials that are accessible by every member state.
Speaking at the opening session today, the Director of IGAD FSI, Mr Mohamed Djama, said: “The IGAD Foreign Service Institute aims at becoming a regional ‘Centre of Excellence’ for diplomatic training, research & a Think Tank which will support IGAD strategic objectives on Peace & Security, & Regional Economic Integration. Thus, developing a comprehensive curriculum is key to enabling the Institute to achieve this goal while strengthening IGAD Member States’ diplomatic academies.”
The four-day training will provide an opportunity for the participants to participate actively in the design of the curriculum development implementation strategy, and assist in the establishment of an agreed timetable for the implementation of a master programme.
To respond to the needs of Diplomatic academies in the region, IGAD FSI commissioned a team of consultants from IRELAC to design and develop a curriculum depending on IGAD diplomatic academies’ priorities and needs and to assist them in producing training materials relevant to address regional realities of the IGAD region.
One of IGAD FSI’s main objectives is to enhance relevant contributions to the networked cooperation with other diplomatic institutions and provide support to them in institutional capacity building.
The workshop is conducted with the financial support from the European Union through the European Union Trust Fund (EUTF) through the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) under the IPPSHAR Program.
